The Eurasia Festival has announced the “Six Feet Under” series, which will kick off on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 at 6 p.m. The event, which will be presented via Zoom starting at 6 p.m. EDT, will star several major opera singers in performance live from the Eurasia Cultural Center in New York City. Pianist and Eurasia Festival Artistic Director Aza {…}
Celebrating the 180th anniversary of Tchaikovsky’s birth, the Eurasia Festival will be launching its Summer Opera Institute. This Zoom-based workshop series will allow singers from around to world to study roles from some of the famous Russian composer’s operas through group diction classes, individual coaching sessions, and more. Interested artists are asked to submit a form of interest in lieu {…}
On February 28, 2020, a globe-spanning roster of artists came together in St. John’s in the Village for an evening of cultural songs, presented by Meche Kroop of Voce di Meche. A firm supporter of the performing arts, Kroop encourages emerging artists through performance reviews as well as sponsoring prizes in vocal competitions with organizations such as NYIOP and the {…}
The Wilmington Music Festival has announced an exciting lineup of events for their upcoming opera gala, which will see four nights of performances from Feb. 6 to 9, 2020. The Opening Night Gala will feature distinguished performers and educators, such as Pavlina Dokovska, the chair of the piano department at the Mannes School of Music, Shuai Zhao of China’s Zi’an {…}
On December 21, 2019, the Eurasia Festival presented the second concert of its Park Avenue Concert Series. Held at the organization’s new location of the Eurasia Cultural Center, this series gives performance opportunities to students of the “Azatt Sessions,” a series of classes taught by director Mark Verzatt and Eurasia Festival President and pianist, Aza Sydykov. A Tenor Opens Opening {…}
On Dec. 21, 2019, The Eurasia Festival will present the latest installment of their Park Avenue Concert Series, featuring a broad program of opera, musical theatre, and art songs. The roster of artists was drawn from students of the “Azatt Sessions,” a series of masterclasses, led by director Mark Verzatt and conductor Aza Sydykov, which help prepare artists for auditions {…}
(Photo: Jonathan Levin) The last night of the Eurasia Festival saw the artists returning to the Kaufman Music Center for highlights from Tchaikovsky’s cherished opera “Eugene Onegin.” This concert staging was bolstered by excerpts from the original Pushkin poem, with the script adapted by pianist and Russian diction coach Vera Danchenko-Stern. Narrated by stage director Marc Verzatt, these excerpts served {…}
(Photo: Niabari Dugbor) On June 24, 2019, the Eurasia Festival began its second year with an Opening Night Gala at the Kaufman Music Center. What ensued was a highly compelling tour through some of the musical and cultural heirlooms of the Eurasian region. Introducing the festival and the artists to come was Eurasia Festival president Aza Sydykov. “We have had {…}